I havent read any barring two of them ! The two exceptions being Days in the Sun by Cardus and Australian Test Cricket 1877-1981 Now there are some more books to look for and buy

This topic has come up before and I have posted a list too but off the top of my head here are some of my favourites.

- Beyond the Boundary by CLR James
- Every book by Cardus except his autobiography
- Pavillioned in Splendour, Cricket Bouquet, Cricketers of my Time by AA Thomson
- Cricket - The Great Bowlers (edit-John Arlott)
- The Jubilee Book of Cricket by Ranji
- A Lot of Hard Yakka by Simon Hughes
- The MCC Cricket Coaching Book
- The Art of Cricket by Bradman
- For the Love of the Game - John Lemmon (edit)
- A Walk to the Wicket - Dexter and Lemmon
- Sort of a Cricket Person - Swanton
- The Joy of Cricket - John Bright Holmes
- The Art of Captaincy - Brearley

Some great authors on that list SJS. Did you read the review of AA Thomson's 'Cricket My Pleasure' on our site?

There are quite a few on your list I have not read, I recently picked up a copy of 'A Walk to The Wicket' . So I will have too read that one soon. Also have a copy of the Ranji book but have not read it as yet

You once told me about a couple of books to do with Indian cricket, I wrote them down but have now lost the list, can you remember them? I told you at the time that I had just finished 'A Corner of a Foreign Field' by Guha

My list didnot include bios, as I have a seperate list on the CW cricket book site. My 12 top bios did include Batting From Memory, and On Top Down Under was in my top 12 but in the end I had to leave it out. I have read all of those (except the Moyes) and wrote a review of the Slater book.

Some great authors on that list SJS. Did you read the review of AA Thomson's 'Cricket My Pleasure' on our site?

There are quite a few on your list I have not read, I recently picked up a copy of 'A Walk to The Wicket' . So I will have too read that one soon. Also have a copy of the Ranji book but have not read it as yet

You once told me about a couple of books to do with Indian cricket, I wrote them down but have now lost the list, can you remember them? I told you at the time that I had just finished 'A Corner of a Foreign Field' by Guha

Hi Archie_mac

No I didnt read the review but I have Cricket My Pleasure By AAT. I am a great fan of his and buy any of his books I come across. Ditto with Cardus.

Ranji's book is great because it gives you an insight into how the game has progressed techniquewise.It has many pictures of old timers showing off their strokes and stances and I found that fascinating too. I am trying to collect cricket coaching books down the last 200 years for some research work. So its of great interest to me. Otherwise everyone may not find it such a great read .

On Indian cricket one of the books I recommend is Rajan Bala's The Covers Are Off. You have to forget the poor editing and poorer photographs. Rajan was a passionate cricket journalist (still writes off and on) and hugely interested in the inside-politics of Indian cricket. I have met him twice at a friends place and it was fascinating to hear him discuss the politics of the game in India in a very intimate knowing manner. This was not gossip heard from the party circle but first hand account of his interactions with the personalities involved. Rajan being a highly respected journalist was on very intimate terms with most Indian top cricketers and administrators of the sixties, seventies and eighties.

You have already read Guha's book. Other than these I cant think of any really good books to recommend.

I like Rajinder Amarnaths book on his father The Makings of A Legend - Lala Amarnath. Again I like it because of the historical events and the internal goings on in Indian Cricket before I was born. It may not interest those not familiar with Indian Cricket. I found it fascinating.

Ranji's book is great because it gives you an insight into how the game has progressed techniquewise.It has many pictures of old timers showing off their strokes and stances and I found that fascinating too. I am trying to collect cricket coaching books down the last 200 years for some research work. So its of great interest to me. Otherwise everyone may not find it such a great read .

I have a couple you may not have read both instructional books one by Murdoch and one by WW Armstrong which I have not read but it has a DJ which makes it quite rare

You are right most people would find them boring, and I must admit I am one of those

My list didnot include bios, as I have a seperate list on the CW cricket book site. My 12 top bios did include Batting From Memory, and On Top Down Under was in my top 12 but in the end I had to leave it out. I have read all of those (except the Moyes) and wrote a review of the Slater book.

Are you still going to write a review of the Fleming bio?

Yes. I am rereading it now and making some notes for the review. will probably have it done by the end of the week.

Besides cricket ? Well...I stopped reading fiction decades ago tghough my brother took on a bet with my elder son that he would give me a fiction book that I would read from cover to cover. My son said it was impossible, I would never do it. My brother won. The book was Da Vinci Code ! Since then I have read Angels and Demons, also by Dan Brown.

I read a lot of books on history, philosophy, religion and politics. Most of my books, besides cricket are of these subjects. I also read what could losely be termed knowledge books. Basically non-fiction covering a variety of topics.

Due to my very busy work scedule of last 26 years (!!!) I have bought many more books than I have been able to read. So now that I am retiring, this is one of the six things on my list of what I am going to do with my life - read all the books that I have bought and will buy

Besides cricket ? Well...I stopped reading fiction decades ago tghough my brother took on a bet with my elder son that he would give me a fiction book that I would read from cover to cover. My son said it was impossible, I would never do it. My brother won. The book was Da Vinci Code ! Since then I have read Angels and Demons, also by Dan Brown.

I read a lot of books on history, philosophy, religion and politics. Most of my books, besides cricket are of these subjects. I also read what could losely be termed knowledge books. Basically non-fiction covering a variety of topics.

Due to my very busy work scedule of last 26 years (!!!) I have bought many more books than I have been able to read. So now that I am retiring, this is one of the six things on my list of what I am going to do with my life - read all the books that I have bought and will buy

How was Angels and Demons?

You were going to write a review for CW of a David Lemon book you were reading?